Tag: ontology
-
The Orville’s “Mad Idolatry” and Star Trek: Voyager’s “Sacred Ground” as a Lesson in Explanatory Ethics
In The Orville’s “Mad Idolatry” (2017) Kelly Grayson violates initial contact protocol with a lesser developed species to assist a girl who had hurt herself. Kelly heals the girl and...
-
When the Sky is Beautiful Again, Always
I want to return to my post, “Solarpunk and Vestiges of the Ascetic.” My primary point, which I believe I failed to communicate is the suffering required to attain the...
-
The Ethical Prism of Sentience in Season Two of Star Trek: Discovery
Sentience is a primary theme throughout season two of Star Trek: Discovery. There is the elemental nature of the crew of Discovery attempting to understand the red signs, or bursts,...
-
Without Capitalism Rain Robinson Would Still Be An Astronomer
Lysella: So Wait. If nobody has to have a job then why do you guys all work? Cmdr. Kelly Grayson: The right work can be satisfying for other reasons besides...
-
On Time Travel, the Subconscious Signature, and Market Capitalism
Time travel is a worthwhile diversion. I would argue it stimulates a specific part of the imagination that is tied into the subconscious signature of the human experience. The (re)memory...
-
Solarpunk and the Vestiges of the Ascetic
About a month ago I had an idea for a book on a subject in which my knowledge is too limited to fill an entire book. The premise is that...